Interstate reopens after car crashes into trooper’s cruiser
Arizona Department of Public Safety reports driver lost control and struck the cruiser
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - According to the Yuma Fire Department, the accident happened just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday on Interstate 8 near the Araby Road exit.
The area was blocked for hours and traffic had to be rerouted.
According to the Department of Public Safety (DPS), a trooper was conducting a traffic stop on the westbound shoulder when the accident happened. DPS reported that the SUV driver was traveling westbound when a utility truck cut in front of them.
The driver then drove into the median, over-corrected, and slammed into the rear of the cruiser.
DPS reports that the trooper was not injured and that the driver of the SUV received minor injuries.
